saturn

Pratyanmukham saurastradhipatim jyestha sameta krtra
Ratharudham makara kumbha rasyadhipam daksineti yamottare
Prajapatim nilabharana bhusitam tila dhanyasyopari dhanur
Mandale pascima digbhage kasyapa gotra janya sanisvara devatam:

Sani béja mantra –
------ om praà prià prauà sah çanaiçcaräya namaù ----

1. om çanaiçcaräya namaù
2. om çäntäya namaù
3. om sarvabhistapradäyine namaù
4. om çaraëyäya namaù
5. om vägenyäya namaù
6. om sarveçäya namaù
7. om saumyäya namaù
8. om suraàvandäya namaù
9. om suralokavihäriëe namaù
10. om sukhasonapaviñöäya namaù
11. om sundaräya namaù
12. om ghanäya namaù
13. om ghanarüpäya namaù
14. om ghanabharaëadhäriëe namaù
15. om ghanasaravilepäya namaù
16. om khädyotäya namaù
17. om mandäya namaù
18. om mandaceñöäya namaù
19. om mahäniyaguëätmane namaù
20. om martyapavanapadäya namaù
21. om maheçäya namaù
22. om dhayaputräya namaù
23. om çarväya namaù
24. om çatatuniradhäriëe namaù
25. om carasthirasvabhaväya namaù
26. om acaïcaläya namaù
27. om nélavarëäya namaù
28. om nityäya namaù
29. om néläïjananibhäya namaù
30. om nélämbaravibhüçäya namaù
31. om niçcaläya namaù
32. om vedyäya namaù
33. om vidhirüpäya namaù
34. om virodhadharabhumaye namaù
35. om bhedaspadasvabhaväya namaù
36. om vajradehäya namaù
37. om vairagyadäya namaù
38. om véräya namaù
39. om vétarogabhayäya namaù
40. om vipatparampareçäya namaù
41. om viçvavandyäya namaù
42. om gådhnavahäya namaù
43. om gudhäya namaù
44. om kurmäìgäya namaù
45. om kurüpiëe namaù
46. om kutsitäya namaù
47. om guëadhyäya namaù
48. om gocaräya namaù
49. om avidyämülanäçäya namaù
50. om vidyä'vidyäsvarüpiëe namaù
51. om ayuçyakaraëäya namaù
52. om apaduddhartre namaù
53. om viñëubhaktäya namaù
54. om viçine namaù
55. om vividhagamavedine namaù
56. om vidhistutyäya namaù
57. om vandhyäya namaù
58. om virüpäkñäya namaù
59. om variñöhäya namaù
60. om gariñöhäya namaù
61. om vajräìkuçagharäya namaù
62. om varada bhayahastäya namaù
63. om vämanäya namaù
64. om jyeñöhapatnisameöäya namaù
65. om çreñöhäya namaù
66. om mitabhäñiëe namaù
67. om kañöaughanäçakartre namaù
68. om puñöidäya namaù
69. om stutyäya namaù
70. om stotragamyäya namaù
71. om bhaktivaçyäya namaù
72. om bhänave namaù
73. om bhänuputräya namaù
74. om bhavyäya namaù
75. om pavanäya namaù
76. om dhanurmaëòalasaàsthäya namaù
77. om dhanadäya namaù
78. om dhanuñmate namaù
79. om tanuprakaçadehäya namaù
80. om tamasäya namaù
81. om açeñajanavandyäya namaù
82. om viçeçaphaladäyine namaù
83. om vaçikåtajaneçäya namaù
84. om paçünäà pataye namaù
85. om khecaräya namaù
86. om khageçäya namaù
87. om ghananélämbaräya namaù
88. om käöhiëyamänasäya namaù
89. om äryagaëastutyäya namaù
90. om nélacchäträya namaù
91. om nityäya namaù
92. om nirguëäya namaù
93. om guëätmane namaù
94. om nirämayäya namaù
95. om nandyäya namaù
96. om vandanéyäya namaù
97. om dhéräya namaù
98. om divyadehäya namaù
99. om dénärtiharaëäya namaù
100. om dainyanäçakaräya namaù
101. om äryajanagaëyäya namaù
102. om krüräya namaù
103. om krüraceñöäya namaù
104. om kämakrodhakaräya namaù
105. om kalatraputraçatruttvakaraëäya
106. om paripoñitabhaktäya namaù
107. om paräbhitiharäya namaù
108. om bhaktasaìghamano'bhiñöaphaladäya namaù

--------------- iti çani añöottaraçatanämävaliù sampürëaà

Propitiation of Saturn (Saturday)
CHARITY:
Donate leather, farm land, a black cow, a cooking oven with cooking utensils, a buffalo, black mustard or black sesamum seeds, to a poor man on Saturday evening.
FASTING:
On Saturday during Saturn transits, and especially major or minor Saturn periods.
MANTRA:
To be chanted on Saturday, two hours and forty minutes before sunrise,
especially during major or minor Saturn periods:
RESULT:
The planetary diety Shani is propitiated insuring victory in quarrels,
over coming chronic pain, and bringing success to those engaged in the iron or steel trade.

Saturn is best placed in Tula (Libra) where is called exalted. Opposite from there, in Mesha (Aries) it is least auspicious and called debilitated. Saturn is lord of the sign Makara(Capricorn) and Kumbha(Aquarius) also of the houses where these signs are located.

Makara and Kumba are his own houses. He is exhalted in Tula and deliberate in Mesha Rasi. The natives born in the stars Pushami, Anooradha, Uttarabhadra are being governed by Sani Their life starts from Sani Mahadasa.

Kantaka Sani, Sade Sani and Ardhastama Sani Sloka
Sooryaya seetharuchay dharanee suthaaya,

saumyaya devagurave bhrrigunandanaaya,

Sooryathamajaaya bhujagaaya cha ketuave cha,

Nityam namo bhagavate gurave varaaya,

Krishanaya vaasudevaya.

Namaami haraye sadaa,

Mandasayaanista sambhootham,

Doshajaatham vinaasaya.

Sanskrit words
Sanichyaraya, Chayasuna, Souri, Tarunitanaya, Suryasuvana
Moola Trikona-Kumba
Uttacha Rasi--Tula
Neecha Rasi--Mesha
Direction --West
Gender--Neutral
Rutuvu--Sisurvutuvu
Aspects--3,7, 10 houses
Friendly planets--Budha and Sukra
Enemy planets --Ravi, Chandra and Kuja
Gem and Rudraksha--Blue Sapphire and Saptamukhi
Nature--Cruel
Father--Ravi
Mother--Chaya
Brother--Yamadharma Raju
Sister --Yamuna
Guru--Lord Shiva
Gotram--Kasyapa
Native place--Saurastra
Friends---Kalabhiravudu, Hanuman, Budhudu and Rahuvu
Friendly houses--Kumba and Makara
Adhipati---Night
Favorable day---Saturday
Favorable Thithi---Amavasya
Sani Stars---Anuradha, Pushyami and Uttarabhadra
Favorable colors and items ---Black, black grams, jaggery, black oil etc.
Favorable professions---Iron, Steel, Cement, Coal, Petroleum, Medical and hardware
Diseases---Paralysis, Cancer, Kidney, Mental problems and skin diseases
Remedies----Donate the favorable items to physically challenged persons on Saturday evenings and at night times